Richard Castellano

Richard Salvatore Castellano (September 4, 1933 – December 10, 1988) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Peter Clemenza in The Godfather. 

Castellano got an Academy Award nomination for Lovers and Other Strangers (1970). In The Godfather, he is known for saying the famous line: "Leave the gun; take the cannoli." 

 Filmography 
YearTitleRoleNotes1963Love with the Proper StrangerExtraUncredited1965Three Rooms in ManhattanAngry AmericanUncredited1966A Fine MadnessArnold1968A Lovely Way to DieBartenderUncredited1970Lovers and Other StrangersFrank Vecchio1972The GodfatherPeter Clemenza1973Honor Thy FatherFrank Labruzzo1973Incident on a Dark StreetFrank Romeo1980Night of the JugglerLt. Tonelli1981The Gangster ChroniclesGiuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria1982Dear Mr. WonderfulAgent(final film role)

Category:1933 births
Category:1988 deaths
Category:American movie actors
Category:American stage actors
Category:Actors from the Bronx